Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk

Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (1477-May 1545) was the second wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk.

Biography
Agnes Tilney was born into a family of Lincolnshire nobility, and she married Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey in 1497. One of their children was William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, a future Royal Navy admiral. In 1514, she became Duchess of Norfolk after her husband was given a higher title as a reward for his victory against the Scots at the Battle of Flodden. Norfolk died in 1524, and Dowager Duchess Agnes cared for the orphaned Catherine Howard during her youth. Her lax guardianship led to Howard committing sexual indiscretions during her youth, eventually leading to her execution by King Henry VIII. The Dowager Duchess died in 1545.